Southern Indiana with 88 4th Graders

I just returned home from an overnight field trip with 88 fourth graders. I was excited about the trip, but not for leaving my children. Even one night away makes me anxious.

At the George Rogers Clark Memorial Park a "pioneer woman" demonstrated the firing of a rifle.

Models of George Rogers Clark, a french fur trader, a Native American, and a British solider


Angel Mounds


Sunset on the Banks of the Ohio River


A limestone mural on the facade of the Lincoln Boyhood Memorial.


Preparing for the cave tour at Squire Boone Caverns




Looking straight up so the stalactites. I was 9 stories underground. Did you know that the stalactites grow about 1 inch every 100 years? Some of the stalactites and stalagmites that we saw were 12 inches and more.


The dam inside cave--of course I have forgotten the name already. But, it was 16 feet across and 4 feet high. It was amazing!





panning for gold

and candle making

It was an amazing trip. I learned a lot. Did you know that George Rogers Clark and William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) were brothers? Did you know that a squirrel skin was worth approximately 50 cents, a bear skin about $5, and a deer skin was worth a buck? Get it? A buck's skin was worth a buck. I also learned that it is exhausting to take 88 students to a buffet dinner and a hotel. We only had a few minor incidents.

It is always great to be welcomed home by the ones you love, even if you have to drag them off of the swing set.